Estimation of genetic parameters and environmental effects on somatic cell count in Simmental and Holstein breeds

The objective of this study was to estimate genetic parameters and environmental effects on somatic cell count in Croatian dairy cows. Data consisted of 861,417 test-day records for Simmental and 656,272 for Holstein cows. For Simmental breed, number of animals in pedigree was 123,199, while pedigre...

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Main Authors: Zdenko Ivkić, Marija Špehar, Vesna Bulić, Pero Mijić, Ante Ivanković, Drago Solić
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Croatian Dairy Union 2012-06-01
Series:Mljekarstvo
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Online Access:http://hrcak.srce.hr/index.php?show=clanak&id_clanak_jezik=124081